Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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